Scotty boards the Goddard.
The shuttlecraft Goddard was a type-6 shuttlecraft attached to the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D). It was shuttle number 15, possibly replacing the shuttlecraft Magellan lost in 2368.
In late 2368, Lieutenant Worf and Lieutenant Commander Data flew the Goddard to the damaged Romulan science vessel aided by the Enterprise, carrying supplies and other equipment. They were unaware that Ensign Ro Laren and Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge were also aboard, phase cloaked after a transporter accident exposed them to chronitons from an interphase cloaking device. (TNG: "The Next Phase")
Early in 2369, Captain Jean-Luc Picard "loaned" the Goddard to Captain Montgomery Scott, as thanks for his role in freeing the Enterprise from the interior of a Dyson Sphere. Picard felt that since Scott lost his ship, the USS Jenolan, while rescuing the Enterprise, it was only fair the Enterprise return the favor. La Forge told him the craft was slightly slow, but it would be able to take him to the Norpin colony. However, Scott decided to postpone his trip there, and used the Goddard to depart for parts unknown. (TNG: "Relics")
- Named for Robert Goddard, an American pioneer of rocketry.
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